Sandwich-vending machine.



J. I. GEMMILL SANDWICH VENDING MACHINE.

AIPLLUATION FILED APR. 10 1914.

1,125,904. Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

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JAIMES I. GEMIVIILL, 0F HUDSON,

OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO NELLIE R. COOPER, OF HUDSON, OHIO.

SANDWICH-VENDING MACHINE.

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Application filed April 10, 1914. Serial No. 831,074.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs I. GEMMILL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hudson, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Sandwich-VendingMachines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a vending machine of the type that is operatedor caused to be unlocked by a coin inserted therein, so as to permit thecustomer to obtain his purchase. 5

This machine is an improvement over machines of like kind in its class,by virtue of the fact that it is designed to handle sandwiches made ofbread and some convenient filler, such as meat or cheese, the wholebeing inclosed in an oiled or waxed paper package of a uniform, circularshape and slze; this is possible because it 1s purposed to use in thisconnection, a specially prepared loaf of bread, baked in a cylindricalpan which gages the bread to size.

My invention provides an easily operated, sanitary, dust-proof sandwichmachine.

I-attain the foregoing by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in which;

Figure I, shows a vertical view or elevation of the machine as seen fromthe front; Fig. II, discloses another vertical elevation, partly insection, as viewed from the righthand side as in Fig. I.

Similar figures refer to similar throughout the several views.

Reference being had to the drawing, 1, shows a casing supported by legs2, and upon which is vertically mounted a tubularparts casing 3, havinga narrow opening almost its entire length, and protected by glass cover4; the top of the casing 3, is surmounted by the lid 5, which is hingedat 5', and a means whereby it may be locked is shown at 6. A coin slot7, is shown on the top of the casing 1, and a drawer 8, is disclosedtherein. The members 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15, comprise the lockingmechanism for the drawer. A sandwich 18, is disclosed resting upon theshelf 20. The drawer 8, is supplied with a notch 17 to which the sear16, on member 14, is adapted or disposed in such a manner that theyengage and lock the drawer.

The member 19, is abent or formed piece Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

of metal attached to the rear end of the drawer as shown.

The operation of the machine, after it has been filled with sandwichpackages from the top, the drawer being closed, and a sandwich restingupon the shelf 20, a coin inserted, tilts the lever member 14:, as shownand raises the seared end 16, out of the notch 17, so that the drawermay be opened; the pendulum member 9, preventing the coin from passingclear through until the drawer has been pulled open far enough to insurethe impossibility of the sear 16, again entering the notch 17 The pin12, is so disposed that the action of the drawer as it is drawn open,operates against the pin 11, on the member 9, and thus moves said memberfrom under the lever 14, and the weight of the coin causes the furtherdepression of the said lever and to a point where the coin is permittedto roll therefrom to some convenient container, (not shown). The saidlever 14, is so balanced that it returns to a position where it willautomatically lock the drawer when it is pushed in. The action ofopening the drawer serves to bring the member 19, forward with theresult that the sandwich then resting on the shelf is pushed therefromand falls into the drawer, within the section outlined in dotted linesin the drawing, Fig. II. The sandwich next above will then be restingupon the member 19, and remain there until the drawer has been closed,when it will fall on to the shelf and the drawer will be locked. It isobvious that this arrangement will prevent the machine from being playedthe second time for any single coin inserted, as the sandwiches arestepped down, one at a time, as the drawer is locked shut.

A suitable spring member, (not shown,) may be used to return the drawerto a closed position.

The window opening l, serves to permit the inspection of the goodshandled and also enables the customer to see when the machine is empty.

Having thus clearly shown and described this, my invention, what I claimis In a vending machine of the class described, a casing, an articlereceptacle sliding in said casing and provided with a notch, a leverpivoted to the casing and having one end arranged to engage the notch inthe receptacle, a coin chute, the remaining end of said lever extendingbeneath said coin :chute', a pendulum member; arranged to hold thelast-mentioned end of the lever from dropping below a predetermined position whereby to temporarily retain a coin in the inner end of saidchute when the lever is released from the notch, said pendulum memberbeing pivoted to saidcesing, end a projection on the receptacle adaptedto engage the pendulum member and move the fame to free thecoin-supp0rting end of said everfl at if n u i wl @111 testimony whereofI have signed these specifications in the presence of two subscribingwitnes ses on the sixth day of April, A. D. 1914:. v 1

- JAMES I. GEMMILL.

Witnesses; .5 a

H. M. Dmim, LILLiE C. MELOHING.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

